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History of the Donner Party - A Tragedy of the Sierra (Hardcover, Rev Ed)
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History of the Donner Party - A Tragedy of the Sierra (Hardcover, Rev Ed)
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Originally published in 1880, McGlashan's History of the Donner
Party remains in steady demand as an authoritative account of the
tragic episode. The editors have added newly discovered information
and photographs to their foreword, which is based on material in
family documents and on the authors own recollections. The name of
the Donner Party has come to symbolize the struggle of all
pioneers, for the Donner experiences were the acme of horror,
despair, and suffering. This chronicle is a towering tribute to the
band of pioneers who struggled over deserts and the High Sierra
toward California during the rugged winter of 1846-47. The
disasters they endured form a bold contrast to the comfort and
safety of the present-day Donner Lake region. Mr. McGlashan was a
contemporary of the Donner Party's children. From the many
survivors of the expedition whom he knew and interviewed, from a
personal knowledge of the route followed, from more than a thousand
letters written to him by survivors, and from consultations with
still-living authors of older works on the subject. McGlashan was
able to verify the facts and write a book from the point of view of
the survivors themselves.
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